{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-11-53-210","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 11-53-210","heading":"Affirmative defenses.","body":"(1) It shall be an affirmative defense in any complaint, information, or indictment, or to any writ or proceeding brought under this article alleging a violation of section 11-53-103 based solely on the failure in an individual case to make physical delivery within the applicable time period under section 11-53-102 (5) or 11-53-105 (1)(b) if:\n\n(a) Failure to make physical delivery was due solely to factors beyond the control of the seller, the seller's officers, directors, partners, agents, servants, or employees, any person occupying a similar status or performing a similar function to the seller, or any person who directly or indirectly controls or is controlled by the seller, the seller's affiliates, subsidiaries, or successors; and\n\n(b) Physical delivery was completed within a reasonable time under the applicable circumstances.","path":["Title 11 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS","Article 53 - Colorado Commodity Code","Part 2 - ENFORCEMENT OF COMMODITY CODE - PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-11.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"5c4efecd0190cb73ad84a232d212920c7010114cb62d3733490b755e580f63a5","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-11-53-209","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-11-53-211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}